International Competition

Japan Para Wheelchair Rugby Championships

  • Event DatesApril 30 - May 3, 2026
  • Venue / LocationChiba, Japan
  • LinksLive Stream
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  • Anthony
    Létourneau

    Boisbriand, QC

    Anthony Létourneau, who at the age of 17 became a quadriplegic as a result of a hockey accident, was introduced to wheelchair rugby in September 2014. Fol...

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    Anthony Létourneau
  • Byron
    Green

    Victoria, BC

    Like many athletes in British Columbia, Byron Green was recruited to wheelchair rugby by the sport’s creator, Duncan Campbell. Though he initially wasn...

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    Byron Green
  • Cody
    Caldwell

    Peterborough, ON

    Cody Caldwell started his wheelchair rugby career in 2008 after becoming a quadriplegic in a diving accident in Alberta. Just a week after his accident, he...

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    Cody Caldwell
  • Eric
    Rodrigues

    Mississauga, ON

    Eric Rodrigues became a quadriplegic following a snowboarding accident in 2009. While recovering at a rehabilitation center in Ontario, he was introduced t...

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    Eric Rodrigues
  • Jean-François
    Huneault

    Saint-Eustache, QC

    Jean-Francois (JF) began playing wheelchair rugby in 2024 after being encouraged to try the sport due to his athleticism and drive for new challenges. He w...

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    Jean-François Huneault
  • Matt
    Debly

    Windsor, ON

    ​​Matt Debly’s first interaction with the sport of wheelchair rugby came after he had competed at the 2015 Canada Games in wheelchair basketball. Hav...

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    Matt Debly
  • Maxime
    Drolet-Gauthier

    Montreal, QC

    Maxime Drolet-Gauthier was introduced to wheelchair rugby by a kinesiologist during his rehabilitation after a car accident in 2013, which left him a quadr...

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    Maxime Drolet-Gauthier
  • Patrice
    Simard

    Quebec City, QC

    Paralympian Patrice Simard started playing wheelchair rugby back in 1997, following a spinal cord injury he sustained in a car accident. Patrice’s athlet...

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    Patrice Simard
  • Reese
    Ketler

    Winnipeg, MB

    Reese was introduced to wheelchair rugby by a mentor in his rehabilitation hospital after sustaining a spinal cord injury from a hockey accident. Given his...

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    Reese Ketler
  • Travis
    Murao

    Toronto, ON

    Travis Murao was introduced to wheelchair rugby by Duncan Campbell, one of the inventors of the sport. He started playing while still in G.F. Strong Rehabi...

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    Travis Murao
  • Yanick
    Racicot

    Montreal, QC

    Yanick Racicot has Charcot Marie-Tooth disorder, a birth condition that affects his nerves. Sport wise, he used to play basketball, but when he tried rugby...

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    Yanick Racicot